Hay Meadow

Hay Meadow: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this sanctuary: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Hay Meadow

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Hay Meadow — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.91250, -118.81221. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Hay Meadow

• Tehipite Valley · viewpoint · Esmeralda · ~3 km · Must-see
• Tehipite Valley · viewpoint · Fresno · ~4 km · Must-see
• Kennedy Canyon · viewpoint · Esmeralda · ~16 km · Must-see
• Kings Canyon National Park · sanctuary · Fresno · ~17 km · Must-see
• Theodore Solomons Trail · trek · Fresno · ~18 km · Must-see
• Hume Lake · lake · Esmeralda · ~20 km · Must-see
• Hume Lake · lake · Fresno · ~20 km · Must-see
• Martha Lake · lake · Esmeralda · ~27 km · Must-see
• General Grant Tree · attraction · Fresno · ~29 km · Must-see
• Jennie Lakes Wilderness · sanctuary · Tulare · ~30 km · Must-see
• Mount Solomons · viewpoint · Esmeralda · ~31 km · Must-see
• Mount Solomons · viewpoint · Fresno · ~31 km · Must-see
• Inyo National Forest · sanctuary · Fresno · ~31 km · Must-see
• Hell for Sure Lake · lake · Esmeralda · ~31 km · Must-see
• Disappointment Lake · lake · Fresno · ~32 km · Must-see
• Disappointment Lake · lake · Esmeralda · ~32 km · Must-see
• Courtright Reservoir · lake · Esmeralda · ~32 km · Must-see
• Mount Warlow Glacier · viewpoint · Fresno · ~34 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Hay Meadow

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Hay Meadow

• Kings Canyon National Park · sanctuary · Fresno · ~17 km · Must-see
• Jennie Lakes Wilderness · sanctuary · Tulare · ~30 km · Must-see
• Inyo National Forest · sanctuary · Fresno · ~31 km · Must-see
• Dinkey Lakes Wilderness · sanctuary · Fresno · ~45 km · Must-see
• Sequoia National Park · sanctuary · Tulare · ~64 km · Must-see
• Kaiser Wilderness · sanctuary · Fresno · ~66 km · Must-see
• San Joaquin Experimental Range · sanctuary · Esmeralda · ~71 km · Must-see
• Sierra National Forest · sanctuary · Fresno · ~74 km · Must-see
• Manzanar National Historic Site · sanctuary · Inyo · ~77 km · Must-see
• Manzanar National Historic Site · sanctuary · Esmeralda · ~78 km · Must-see

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